Emmanuel Burriss batted 4-for-47 as a left-handed hitter and 8-for-19 as a right-hander in April, prompting lots of talk about the second-year infielder abandoning switch-hitting. Batting coach Carney Lansford's response: no chance.

"He proved he could hit left-handed in spring training," Lansford said. "There's no reason to stop. What is it, May 1?"

Lansford sees a fixable flaw in Burriss' left-handed approach.

"He's going out to get the ball instead of letting the ball get to him," he said. "It's a matter of staying short and quick. That will give him a chance to drive the ball. That's the biggest thing."

As a rookie in 2008, Burriss hit .278 left-handed, .292 right-handed.

LEWIS OUT OF LEADOFF: Manager Bruce Bochy dropped Fred Lewis from leadoff to sixth Friday, recognizing he had to do something after Lewis batted 4-for-31 with 15 strikeouts at the top of the order. Randy Winn returned to leadoff.

"We're going to try to get him relaxed a little bit," said Bochy, who revealed he would have done it Wednesday had Winn not been forced to sit with a knee bruise. Bochy hopes Lewis has a resurgence similar to Pablo Sandoval's when he was dropped from fifth to sixth earlier in the season.

Lewis said Wednesday he was not comfortable atop the order after not hitting there during spring training.

HOLM REALLY IS HERE: Bochy knows it will be tough to get innings for backup catcher Steve Holm. With Bengie Molina starting the lion's share of games and Pablo Sandoval seeming to be Barry Zito's catcher, Holm has become a big-league spectator.

"I'll try to pick a (lopsided) game, hopefully on our side, and find a way to get him in there," Bochy said. Holm has not appeared since his April 22 callup.

BRIEFLY: The Giants in April had the NL's third-best ERA (3.90) but scored the fewest runs (77).